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on the GR 65 towards Camino Santiago

Monument for the fallen people of Larressingle

The Château de Lagardère was built around 1270 in the Gascon style. It was abandoned and left in ruins from 1791. Today, a local association takes care of the restoration of the castle.

On the GR 65.

Smallest fortified medieval city in France. It is even said that Carcassonne was copied from Larressingle!

Montreal is a rural municipality with a population of 1,980 in 2020, with a strong population growth since 1975. It is part of the Carcassonne Attraction Area. The inhabitants are called Montrealers or Montrealers.

The village houses a castle and an old church. It contains an interesting statue of Saint-Sigismond. The sculptor apparently did not know exactly what this saint looked like and therefore took another French hero as a model; Vercingetorix. The church has a special atmosphere due to its thick walls and small windows.

Larressingle was an important fortress during the Hundred Years' War. At that time, the English had firm control over the area and the village formed the defense of Gascony. Yet the village has never been the scene of battle and that is one of the reasons why it is still completely intact. For us that is an excellent thing because the village is small but it has an abundance of atmosphere.